Children's Fiddling Method Volume 1 by Carol Ann Wheeler. For Fiddle. Methods. Children. Beginning. Book. 72 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.94817).
ISBN 9781562224523. Children. 8.75x11.75 inches.
As both a championship fiddler and superb teacher, Carol Ann Wheeler brings all her talents to bear in this fiddling book written especially for young children. Students raised in the Suzuki tradition will immediately take to the method, concepts, and techniques used in this book. Common folk songs familiar to the student are used to demonstrate and teach the basic skill of old-time fiddle playing. All melodies are first presented in their simplest form followed by more complex variations with introductions, ornaments, and endings. Students of all levels will find challenging material in this book. Younger students can proceed at their own pace, returning to the more difficult variations at a future time.

Christmas Songs for Harmonica Book/CD Set by Phil Duncan. For Harmonica (All). Solos. Christmas. Multiple Levels. Book/CD Set. 48 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.95156BCD).
ISBN 9780786626380. Christmas. 8.5x11 inches.
A collection of Christmas and Hanukkah songs arranged for chromatic, diatonic, and cross harp. A unique, must have book for the harmonica enthusiast. The CD is a stereo recording of Chromatic and diatonic harmonica solos that includes over 53 minutes of tunes from the book arranged singly and in medleys. The CD does not include every song in the book. An excellent listening album. 37 songs are in the book. 24 songs are on the CD.

A Dulcimer Christmas by Bud & Donna Ford. For Dulcimer (Mountain). Solos. Christmas. Beginning-Intermediate. Book. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93816).
ISBN 9780871667212. Christmas. 8.75x11.75 inches.
What could be more beautiful than mountain dulcimer arrangements of Christmas favorites spanning the centuries? This popular book brings the festive sound of the dulcimer to this joyous season. Creative, beautiful arrangements on 23 Christmas favorites, each with a notated melody line and tablature. Finger positions for each chord are included.

Easiest Mandolin Book by William Bay. For Mandolin. SongBook. Easiest. Children. Beginning. Book. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.94833).
ISBN 9781562225636. Children. 8.75x11.75 inches.
A handy and economical starter book chock-full of useful information. Teaches strumming rhythm by playing along with lyrics, then teaches tablature reading for playing solos. The solos provide picking indications for up-picking and down-picking. Contains 25 folk favorites for strumming and singing, 13 songs in notation and tablature for solo picking, and a mandolin chord reference chart.

A Scottish Christmas for Fiddle by Bonnie Rideout. For Fiddle. Solos. Maggie's Music. Scottish. Beginning-Intermediate. Book. 64 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.96784).
ISBN 9780786629978. Scottish. 8.75x11.75 inches.
This fiddle edition contains arrangements of all of the pieces features on the CD- A Scottish Christmas along with additional Christmas melodies, lesser known seasonal Scottish tunes, and a few fiddle classics not associated with Christmas whatsoever yet written in a compatible style for a total of 44 melodies.

A Scottish Christmas for Hammered Dulcimer by Maggie Sansone. For Dulcimer (Hammered). Solos. Maggie's Music. Scottish. Intermediate. Book. 72 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.96515).
ISBN 9780786626595. Scottish. 8.75x11.75 inches.
This text by one of America's finest hammered dulcimer players contains the pieces played on the Maggie's Music recording A Scottish Christmas, which features Scottish carols, wassail tunes, strathspeys and reels for the celebration of Christmas, Hogmanay and the New Year. Arranged for the standard 12/11 hammered dulcimer. The recording was acclaimed by CBS Sunday Morning as "Ancient and infectious.".

Songs of Christmas for Autoharp by Meg Peterson and Dan Fox. For Autoharp/Chromaharp. SongBook. Christmas. Multiple Levels. Book. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93696).
ISBN 9780871666185. Christmas. 8.75x11.75 inches.
Thirty-one Christmas songs from all over the world arranged for autoharp or chromaharp. The arrangements in this book assume that the player had mastered simple strumming techniques and knows the fundamentals of autoharp playing. Many of the arrangements bring out the richness of the carols through frequent harmonic changes. Chords and lyrics are shown above the melody notes, with chords for melody playing below. Most songs in this book are arranged for a 15-chord instrument, although some require a 21 or 27-chord model.

Sounds of the Season Volume 1 by Maggie Sansone. For Dulcimer (Hammered). Solos. Maggie's Music. Christmas. Intermediate. Book. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.95021).
ISBN 9781562228651. Christmas. 8.75x11.75 inches.
This collection presents most of the solos found on Maggie Sansone's recording of the same title. It includes medieval folk carols, English, French and Flemish carols, new variations of traditional favorites, and popular American carols for hammered dulcimer. In notation with chord symbols. The CD contains 7 additional musical selections from the Maggie's Music album Hammered Dulcimer Traditions.

Sounds of the Season Volume 2 by Maggie Sansone. For Dulcimer (Hammered). Solos. Maggie's Music. Christmas. Intermediate. Book. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.95566).
ISBN 9780786625796. Christmas. 8.75x11.75 inches.
A NAIRD INDIE nominee for "Best Seasonal Album of the Year". Includes medieval folk carols, English, French and Flemish carols, and new variations of traditional favorites for the hammered dulcimer. Also included are the popular American carols "I Wonder as I Wander," and "Lord of the Dance." In notation with chord symbols.

(A Christmas Book of Carols for Students of All Grades). By Palmer Hughes. For accordion. Accordion; Method/Instruction. Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course. Includes three versions of each piece: simplified solo, advanced solo, and ensemble arrangement. Christmas. Difficulty: easy-medium to medium. Accordion songbook. Standard notation, fingerings, lyrics, introductory text and illustrations. 48 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Children's Tinwhistle Method Book/CD Set by Mizzy McCaskill and Dona Gilliam. For Tin Whistle. Methods. Children. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.95305BCD).
ISBN 9780786656776. Children. 8.75x11.75 inches.
A well-written, easy, step-by-step method for learning tinwhistle. Contains big notes, illustrations, and a wealth of wonderful children's songs carefully scored and graded for the D tinwhistle. Written partially in easy-play notation, where the letter names of the notes are written inside the note heads, and partially in large standard notation. The play-along recordings contains every song in the book and serves as a guide to insure accuracy of interpretation and ease of learning. All record examples include solo whistle with multi-instrumental back-up.